Battles
This was the last battle of the revolution where General Cornwallis surrendered after being trapped by the colonists and the French.
Battle of Yorktown
Name a woman or person of color who helped the war.
varies
Define the word "boycott".
A refusal to buy or use goods and services.
What was the Boston Massacre?
Bonus 100 pts: How many people died?
The first bloodshed of the American Revolution, where British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans.
This famous document was written by Thomas Jefferson.
Declaration of Independence
This battle was a very big victory in the southern colonies.
Battle of Cowpens
Name the leader of the British Army and the leader of the Continental Army at the time of the revolution.
Charles Cornwallis and George Washington
The militia men would be ready within a minutes notice.
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
It forbid English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Camp where the Continental Army suffered from starvation, disease and the cold through 6 months of winter and spring.
This was the bloodiest battle of the revolution.
Battle of Bunker Hill
Who was the diplomat who helped gain the French as an ally?
Ben Franklin
What is the difference between a "loyalist" and a "patriot"?
Patriots: disliked the English rule, and wanted independence
Daily Double: What was the name of land called that the French and Indian War was fought over? Who were the 2 sides in the battle?
Ohio River Valley
French & Native Americans vs. British & Colonists
Name 2 things that happened at the Second Continental Congress.
George Washington is appointed the leader of the Continental Army
Olive Branch Petition was sent out
Print their own money
Committee to deal with foreign nations
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a "turning point" in the war.
Helped France finally become an ally to the colonists.
Who wrote Common Sense and what was it about?
Thomas Paine and all the wrongs KG3 did to the colonists and why they should rebel.
What does the word "tariff" mean?
Tax on imports (goods brought into the country).
What was the Boston Tea Party? What was the name of the acts that were passed because of this event?
Bonus 200 points: how many chests of tea were dumped into the harbor
A protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston harbor.
Intolerable Acts
342 chests
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
Bonus 100 pts: Which Continental Congress was it written at?
Petition sent to KG3 from the colonists to end the war before things get worse.
Second Continental Congress
What is the order of the battles that occured, first to last.
-Bunker Hill, Cowpens, Saratoga, Lexington & Concord, Trenton & Princeton, Yorktown
Battle of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Trenton & Princeton
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Yorktown
Who were Baron von Steuben and Marquis de Lafayette? What did they do?
Baron von Steuben: Prussian general who trained the colonial troops at Valley Forge
Marquis de Lafayette: French soldier who fought along side George Washington
Who were the Sons of Liberty? What did they do? Name 1 person involved.
Radical group of colonists who did not like the British rule over the colonies.
Tar & feathered tax collectors, the Boston Tea Party
Sam Adams, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Paul Revere, Patrick Henry
Name 2 things that were taxed for each act.
-Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Act
Sugar Act: coffee, textiles, wine, molasses, sugar
Stamp Act: legal documents, wills, newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, dice, deeds, and more.
Townshend Act: glass, lead, paint, paper, tea
What was the document called that officially ended the war?
Why was it called that?
Treaty of Paris 1783, took place in Paris, France.